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CWOP network, identified by the register

Identifier
EW4993
Latitude
30.76000 N
Longitude
97.50000 W
Elevation
693 ft

Ranking Statistics

In a volunteer observer's own ground

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 5,497 instruments in Texas stand at one.

Station charts

Citizen station EW4993 Report

Rank 4,633 of 4,689 in Texas, Oct 16. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score61.9of 100

Texas median
95.4the median score of 4,689 stations
Scoring higher
4,632stations in Texas
Sharing its score
3ranks 4,633 to 4,635
Points deducted
38.125.9 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 2.2 accuracy
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Texas median 100.0
Next above
W1MDM-10rank 4,632; ahead on 247 score 62.0 against 61.9
Next below
GW5840rank 4,634; behind on reports received 25.8% against 20.5%

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3525.99.1 of 35 pointsTexas median 97.558 of 224 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 92.0half its reports arrived within 13 s
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsTexas median 100.0longest silence 2.4 days, on a schedule of one report every 45 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2089.017.8 of 20 pointsTexas median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KT74, 13.5 miles away, over 72 readings: typical difference 3.6 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.1 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsTexas median 100.00 of 72 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-10.0 of 10 points, at the medianTexas median 100.0-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (2.3 h), none for 72 (54 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
Time to reach Storm Station
13 s9 in 10 within 30 s
Against its reference, 30 days
-0.2 °Fcooler than the airport station KGTU, 12 miles away, on average over 86 readings; typical difference 2.5 °F; also compared with 1 other reference station

The reports received are counted from the network's own archive of this station's reports. Its 247 rank is counted from Storm Station's own record, which holds less than 7 days of it so far: 58 of 224 scheduled reports received, 25.8%.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Chart of the 4,689 ranked stations in Texas on Oct 16 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 33; 10 to 19 per cent, 70; 20 to 29 per cent, 146; 30 to 39 per cent, 87; 40 to 49 per cent, 298; 50 to 59 per cent, 481; 60 to 69 per cent, 129; 70 to 79 per cent, 424; 80 to 89 per cent, 399; 90 to 99 per cent, 1,390; 100 per cent, 1,232. Citizen station EW4993 received 25.8 per cent, 58 of 224 scheduled reports, rank 4,633 of 4,689.WHERE IT RANKS IN TEXAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 25.8%, 58 OF 224, RANK 4,633 OF 4,689PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101001,0000 to 93310 to 197020 to 2914630 to 398740 to 4929850 to 5948160 to 6912970 to 7942480 to 8939990 to 991,3901001,232STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Citizen station EW4993's rank in Texas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-16: 2026-10-05 rank 3,501 of 4,757; 2026-10-06 rank 3,206 of 4,690; 2026-10-07 rank 3,293 of 5,124; 2026-10-08 rank 3,330 of 5,212; 2026-10-09 rank 3,426 of 4,902; 2026-10-10 rank 3,424 of 4,904; 2026-10-11 rank 3,677 of 4,764; 2026-10-12 rank 3,819 of 4,698; 2026-10-13 rank 4,390 of 4,666; 2026-10-14 rank 4,432 of 4,656; 2026-10-15 rank 4,512 of 4,658; 2026-10-16 rank 4,633 of 4,689.ITS RANK IN TEXAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12,0004,0006,000Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%1,232
90 to 99%1,390
80 to 89%399
70 to 79%424
60 to 69%129
50 to 59%481
40 to 49%298
30 to 39%87
20 to 29%146
10 to 19%70
0 to 9%33
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20264,6334,68925.8%
Oct 15, 20264,5124,65833.7%
Oct 14, 20264,4324,65644.0%
Oct 13, 20264,3904,66646.4%
Oct 12, 20263,8194,69855.3%
Oct 11, 20263,6774,76456.7%
Oct 10, 20263,4244,90455.7%
Oct 9, 20263,4264,90255.3%
Oct 8, 20263,3305,21257.6%
Oct 7, 20263,2935,12460.2%
Oct 6, 20263,2064,69065.9%
Oct 5, 20263,5014,75762.9%

Station report

Citizen station EW4993, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 693 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.18 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW4993 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 693 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.18 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW4993FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW4993 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW49932 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT693 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.18 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FTITLECitizen station EW4993, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4993TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW4993-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 30.76 N, and the day is 11 h 16 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW4993, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 83 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 36 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 16 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW4993FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW4993ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 83°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 36°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 16 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 30.76 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW4993, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4993TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW4993-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A weather instrument, 693 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of the instrument, Citizen station EW4993, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW4993FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF THE INSTRUMENT, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECitizen station EW4993, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4993TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW4993-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

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